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Student Research from 2024

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Establishment Support in Primary Elections: How Much Does It Matter?, Edward Haggerty

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Tools of Oppression: The Virginia School System and the School to Prison Pipeline, Natalie Johnson-Abbott

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Trump's 2016 Election Win: Why He Owes it to Jesus, Margaret Jones

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A Trump-Shaped Shadow: Demonstrating Competing Republican Identities to Gain Party Support, Amede Karina-Plun

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Electing Generational Immigrants: Campaign Messaging Strategies of Asian American Candidates in Virginia, Jane Michael

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Is No News Good News?: Exploring the Impact of Social Media Use on Misinformation Beliefs, Corbin Poyer

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Presidential Influence on the Bureaucracy: The Curious Case of Lina Khan, Nickolas Remish

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Democracy and Organized Crime: The Case of Brazil, Abigail Tank

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Christian Nationalism’s Effect on Women's Socioeconomic Status in the United States, Chloe Vanderhoof

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The Effect of Gender Bias on the Confirmation Hearings of Federal District and Circuit Court Appointees, Hannah Walker

Student Research from 2023

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Gender and Political Candidacy in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Mary-Elise Alworth

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What Makes a Radical?: An exploration of sexism, social dominance orientation, and political violence., Cassandra Atkinson

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“Every Nation Except Our Own”: The Social Gospel, Anti-Immigrant Sentiments, and U.S. Foreign Policy, Andrea Darmawan

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The Creation of Political Survival Strategies by Black Collegiate Women on Virginia’s Predominantly White Campuses, Maya Jenkins

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Sex in the Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Vienna and The United States’ Efforts in Gender Mainstreaming Transportation, Sarah Miller

Student Research from 2022

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The Ethics of Care and the U.S. Covid-19 Pandemic Response, Samantha Treveline Barrett

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The Relationship Between Late Night, Twitter, and Political Literacy in 2020, Sally Burkley

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Reforming the United States’ Currency Production, William Cather

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Humanitarian Intervention and American Public Opinion: An Analysis to Intervene, Alexia Inge

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The Influence of Right-Wing Media on Political Racialization, Alex Regan

Student Research from 2021

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This is America: Comparing the U.S. and Foreign Media Press Coverage of African American Foreign Policy Officials, Nina Burges

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Felony Disenfranchisement through Rousseau's Social Contract, Blake Donohue

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Australia and the United States: The Role of Secondary Allies in Burden-Sharing, Rachel McVicker

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Crude Measures: Assessing the Success and Failure of Maximum Pressure Campaigns, Dillon Schweers

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Two Jews, Three Opinions: An Exploration of Young American Jewish Perspectives on Israel, Kate Seltzer

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How Expansive is Essential? Restriction of Abortion Services in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Eva Katherine Waszak

Student Research from 2020

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Presidential Power Reconsidered: A Contemporary Look at Neustadtian Bargaining, Jeremy Engel

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Latinas in Congress: Lack of Party Support and Disproportionate Underrepresentation, Rebecca Fitzgerald

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The History and Workings of Virginia’s Community Services Boards: An In-Depth Look at Rappahannock Area Community Services Board, Molly Gehman

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Trump’s 2016 Campaign, the Republican Party, and Trade, John Huebler

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Challenging Bosnian Women’s Identity as Rape Victims: The Fetishization of Sexual Violence in Post-Conflict Discourse, Rebecca Jacobi

Student Research from 2019

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The 'Will of the Voters': Examining Trends in Legislative Repeal of State Ballot Initiatives, John Cronin

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Detained by Data: A Critical Analysis of the Virginia Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument, Stacey Feindt

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State Innovation Waivers: The Efficacy of Federalist Approaches to the Affordable Care Act, Gabriel Nick Lewis

Student Research from 2018

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Political Participation, Efficacy, and Community Organizing in Appalachia: How A Marginalized Region Makes Sense of their Circumstances, Christopher Cassingham

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The Resilience of Clientelism in Menem's Argentina, Marina Castro-Meirelles

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The Status of Socialism in Contemporary US Politics, Noah Gardner

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Female Secondary School Stipend Programs in Bangladesh and Pakistan: What can we learn from South Asia’s CCTs?, Julia Gibbons

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The Implementation of Religious Literacy Curricula in American Public Schools, Natalie LeMay

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The U.S. War on Drugs in Latin America: What is the Method to the Madness?, Kendall Parker

Student Research from 2017

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Fighting Ignorance of the Middle East and Islam: A Case Study of Generation Global in a Virginia Classroom, Caitriona Nam Hee Cobb

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Climate Change and Conflict: The Relationship Between Government Response to Climate Change and Civil Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, Lydia Grossman

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America's Best Idea? Identity Politics and Opposition to National Monuments, Christine E. MacKrell

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Uncle Sam vs. the Hermit Kingdom: Options for Handling North Korea's Nuclear Program, Robert L. Wimberly

Student Research from 2016

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Trouble with the Neighbors: A Case Study of the Political Relationship Between the Baltic States and Euro-Atlantic Security Institutions After Russia's Annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, Girard Louis Bucello IV

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Jordanian Government Response to Mass Refugee Influxes, Anne Charles Cutting

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Dahlian Democracy as a Hobbesian State and the Legitimacy of the U.S., Edward Harold Scheirer

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The Media and Candidate Popularity During the 2012 and 2016 Elections, Aleksandra Szczesna

Student Research from 2015

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Which Side Are We On? The Effect of Self-Identified Class on Political Elections in Virginia, Benjamin Fredrick Hermerding

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Venturing into a Minefield: Employer Practices in a Post Burwell v. Hobby Lobby State, Katherine Johnson

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Finding Meaning in Difference: Girls' Education Initiatives in Kenya from the UN and NGOs, Paige Heather Reese McKinsey

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The Prevalence of Candidate Brands in Media Campaign Coverage, Jonathan Cooper Polson

Student Research from 2011

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Texas Board of Education, Cara MacDonald

Student Research from 2009

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Informal Institutions: Proportional Representation and Single Party Dominance in South Africa, Sebastian Watt